Down House
Down House is a care home with nursing in Plymouth, run by Down House Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in March 2025 (last checked 17 March 2025). It has 49 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
- Care home with nursing
277 Tavistock Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8AA
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 17 March 2025.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 1 year ago (17 March 2025)Is it effective?
Requires improvementrated 1 year ago (17 March 2025)Is it caring?
Goodrated 6 years ago (2 May 2020)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 6 years ago (2 May 2020)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 1 year ago (17 March 2025)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Effective” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Effective: Requires improvement
CQC checks whether care gets good results for people and follows good practice. It looks at how needs are assessed, food and drink, working with GPs and other services, and asking people for their consent.
Questions you could ask
- How do you find out what someone needs before their care starts?
- How do you work with GPs, nurses and other services?
- How do you make sure people get enough to eat and drink?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 49
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Registered since
- 13 January 2011
- Local council area
- Plymouth
Who runs it
- Provider
- Down House Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation